Improvement in scarfs



A. MUELLER.

Scarf.

Patented Iain. 26,1875.

NITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

ANDREW MUELLER, OE BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENT IN SCARFS.

Specilication forming part of Letters Patent No. 159,112, dated January26, 1875; application tiled November 28, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW MUELLER, of Boston, in the county of Suffolkand State ot' Massachusetts, have invented certain Improvements inPhotograph-Searts, of which the following is a specication:

Figure l is a view of the scarf with the slidingfront piece depressed toexpose the photograph behind it. Fig. 2 is a view showing the slidedrawn back to place and covering the photograph, and Fig. 3 a sectionalview.

Similar letters in the drawing refer to like parts.

My invention has for its object to provide a scarf for mens neck wearadapted to hold a photograph or other illustration, design, or emblem ina concealed position, excepting when the wearer desires to expose it toview. To this end the invention consists in a scarf having a slidingfront piece, held in place by suitable springs, and adapted to bedepressed by pulling downward on a pendent cord extending below thescarf on the back side, 4the depression of the sliding piece lexposingto view a photograph or other like object placed behind it, the springsdrawing up the front piece when the cord is released, thereby eoveringthe photograph, as I will now proceed to describe.

In the drawings, A represents the Scarf, having a stiff back piece, B,to which the photograph C is attached in Such manner as to be readilyremoved and replaced by another, the back piece being provided withparallel guide-strips, between which the photograph is inserted. Thefront of the scarf is preferably provided with longitudinal folds d d atits edges, and between these with transverse folds, c c, the upperfolds, e, aflixed to a stationary Strip, e', as shown in Fig. 2, theremainder being affixed to a sliding piece, F, which is composed of anysuitable stiff material, and is conned by suitable guides attached tothe back piece, B. -G G are springs, composed preferably of elasticstrips, connecting the sliding piece F with the back piece, B, andholding the former in an elevated position when they are in theirnatural contracted state, thereby concealing the photograph, as shown inFig. 2. H is a strip or cord attached to the lower end Of the slidingpiece F, and extending downward behind the scarf and below the lower endof the latter, where it can be readily grasped by the wearer when hewishes to depress lthe piece F in order to expose the photograph ordesign behind it, the springs G drawing the piece F back to its placewhen released.

This device constitutes a pleasing and popular novelty. A printed mottoor phrase adapted to convey the idea to a persistent talker that he isbecoming tiresome may be substituted for a photograph with good results,as the part exposed is immediately under the wearers chin. andconsequently in a position to attract the attention of a personaddressing him.

I claim as my inventionl. A scarf having a sliding front piece, held bysuitable springs, and covering a photograph or other similar object, andadapted to be depressed by the wearer, so as to expose the photograph toView, substantially as shown and described.

2. A scarf provided with a back piece, B, adapted to hold a photographor other like object, the sliding piece F, the springs G, and cord H,all combined and arranged to operate substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

ANDREW MUELLER. Witnesses:

CHARLES F. BROWN, SAML. M. BARTON,

